Heaven's BBS

[outwardinsight]

Posted 29 March 2016 06:00
From: Kurosaki

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To Whom It May Concern:

I am Kurosaki Hisoka, a shinigami of the Summons Division assigned to Kyushu. For more than a month now, I was placed with my partner, Tsuzuki Asato, under the role of a divine vessel. Due to a situation beyond our control, this is not the case any longer. If I caused you any concern, I would like to speak with you.

I have recently been informed that I have had the title of the god Fudaishi transferred to me. I understand that this is an anomalous situation, so I'm looking for information on the following subjects:

• Navigating Heaven's bureaucracy


• Current research in the transferrance of divine power


• Mechanics of how gods handle stray souls


• Divine spells governing loss of memory

Kurosaki Hisoka
Interim Patron Deity of Libraries

Comments

[outwardinsight]

Functionally, that's close. It's more complicated than that. You could consider me a minor god, but only human spirits are recruited into that role. A month ago, I was then bound as a shinki to my work partner. Yesterday, I awoke to be told that I'm holding the role of an enshrined deity.

The real Fudaishi was a Chinese philosopher circa 500 CE that was deified by the Japanese sometime after his death. To call me that god would be entirely incorrect even if I've temporarily taken on his duties.

It was very frustrating. I'm still getting my bearings.

[reformedsinner]

Comparing your situation to the situation of our other returned shinki, it seems that there may be two different effects occurring.

1) Shinki cannot remember their lives before becoming shinki. Gods can remember their lives before becoming gods.

2) When those of us who have become shinki as a result of this new appearance of gods and shinki die here, it damages our memory of our time in this role.

Shinki who have been made in the traditional manner, by gods who deliberately recruit lingering souls, don't return at all if they are destroyed. If there's a cause for the loss of memories when we return, could it be linked to the unusual way we were created?

[outwardinsight]

That would be my understanding so far.

Unfortunately, we'll probably have more information to look forward to before much longer.

[reformedsinner]

Perhaps so.

In any case, I hope your partner will be able to help you recall what you've forgotten about this place. You knew each other well before you came here, then?

[Maybe that is the answer to the odd knowledge some gods seem to have about their shinki. Maybe their connection goes back before their shinki's death.]